Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga. We do this through:
- Celebrating the diversity of yoga styles, traditions and lineages;
- Upholding the worldwide growth of yoga through education and community;
- Advocating for self-regulation in the yoga industry and universal access to safe yoga practices;
- Educating the public on the value and credibility of voluntary registration with Yoga Alliance Registry, our related 501(c)(3) non-membership public charity;
- Inspiring members to foster an informal yoga community by providing fair and full feedback to Registered Yoga Schools, which fosters accountability and continual improvement;
- Encouraging safe yoga instruction by promoting adoption of Yoga Alliance Registry’s quantitative standards;
- Advocating to protect the yoga community from unfair or unnecessarily burdensome patents, taxation or government regulation;
- Serving the member community by supporting scholarship programs, providing benefits, and developing strategic alliances.
- Guiding yoga teachers and schools in achieving success with conscious and effective business practices; and
Our general Credential for teachers is Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). Yoga teachers who complete a teacher training program at a RYS may apply for registration and use of the RYT Credential. That verifies their training and teaching experience meet our requirements.
Teacher Credentials include:
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200 and RYT 500)
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200; E-RYT 200, RYT 500; and E-RYT 500)
- Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT®)
- Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT®)
For schools, we offer the Credential Registered Yoga School (RYS). The Credential is available to schools with a teacher training program taught by qualified instructors and a curriculum meeting or exceeding our Standards.
School Credentials include:
- Registered Yoga School (RYS 200, RYS 300, RYS 500)
- Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS®)
- Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS®)